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Wednesday, September 30, 2015

ERT008: Gettysburg with Ben Brazeau - Making History Come Alive



On this episode of the EduRoadTrip, we visit with Ben Brazeau at Gettysburg to chat about making history come alive. Not only is he a great teacher and Tech Integrator, he is the host of #sstlap. You will also hear about Julie Davis, our Travel Agent, and learn about Google Keep, which we pull out of our suitcase this week.


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Twitter: @EduRoadTrip
Greg: @gregbagby
Justin: @mr_b_teacher
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Main Segment:
Ben Brazeau is a Tech Integrator in Green Bay Public Schools. After 15 teaching of teaching various levels of social studies, he made the the switch to being the Tech Integrator. In addition to this official responsibility, he is the leader of #sstlap Twitter chat, which meets Thursdays at 9 pm EST. We enjoyed meeting him at Gettysburg and talking about making history come alive.
Twitter: @braz74
Travel Agents:
Julie Davis is a technology coach and highly connected educator. We see her often in technology related chats.
Twitter: @chargeriffic
What’s in our Suitcase:
This week we pulled Google Keep out of our suitcase. Google Keep is a clean and concise to-do list and note-making platform, where all lists are arranged as tiles, and are easy to interact with. Even better, to-do lists can be shared with multiple Google users, making managing group projects easy.
Website: www.keep.google.com
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Wednesday, September 16, 2015

ERT007: Library of Congress with Jennifer Williams - A Love of Reading




On this episode of EduRoadTrip, we are meeting with Jen Williams at the Library of Congress to discuss the love of reading and literacy. Jen shared about her work with Calliope Global, and her mission of sharing her love of reading with students and adults alike. We also feature Erin Southam as our Travel Agent, and pull Autocrat out of our suitcase.

Contact Us
Twitter: @EduRoadTrip
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Greg Bagby: @gregbagby
Justin Birckbichler: @mr_b_teacher
Mari Venturino: @msventurino
Remind: @edurt (text to 81010 or sign up on web)

Main Segment
We met with Jen Williams at the Library of Congress to discuss books, a love of reading, and connecting students globally. She explains her journey as an educator starting with the science of reading and moving into the artform of reading.

Travel Agent
Erin Southam is a librarian at Hilltop Middle School in Chula Vista, CA. She is very techy, and leads quite a few student clubs, including an incredible Harry Potter club that includes students divided into houses, and completing challenges for house points. She is innovative, and responsive to the changes in media in the 21st century. You can find Erin on twitter @ErinSoutham.

What’s In Our Suitcase
This week we feature Autocrat, a Google Add-On for Sheets, which allows for a mail-merge function, including populating a Google Doc with answers to a Google Form or Sheet. Autocrat also allows for users to email completed mail merges to separate email addresses. EduRoadTrip has used Autocrat to create a Mad Libs of our show, where you can take part in the show! Check it out here!


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Wednesday, September 2, 2015

ERT006: Golden Gate Bridge with Rich Hattal - Bridging Modern and Traditional Teaching



On this episode of EduRoadTrip, we marveled at the Golden Gate Bridge, and talked with Richard Hattal about bridging the gap between traditional and 21st century classrooms. We learned about the Literacy Design Collaborative, which provides students with interdisciplinary learning experiences and scaffolded writing. Additionally, we featured our Travel Agent, Allison Kerley, and found Plickers in our suitcase.


Contact Us
Twitter: @EduRoadTrip
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Greg Bagby: @gregbagby
Justin Birckbichler: @mr_b_teacher
Mari Venturino: @msventurino
Remind: @edurt (text to 81010 or sign up on web)
Main Segment
We interviewed Richard Hattal at the Golden Gate Bridge, and discussed bridging traditional with 21st century classrooms. He spent his career (22 years!) in the US Air Force, then went back to school to earn a teaching degree. Richard’s classroom is very connected with other classrooms, and allows students to chat with many professionals in a variety of fields. He talks about the Literacy Design Collaborative, which bridges all content areas to create engaging and real-life lessons that scaffold learning and support the writing process.
Twitter: @mr_hattal
Website: http://maddhatterfsc.blogspot.com/
Literacy Design Collaborative: https://ldc.org/


Travel Agent
Allison Kerley is a 4th grade teacher in Atlanta, Georgia, and was recently awarded Teacher of the Year. She has great resources and ideas, and is innovating with flipping her classroom. Connect with her on Twitter: @TeachKerley
What’s In Our Suitcase
Plickers (paper clickers) is a great student response tool for classrooms that are not 1:1. Each student gets a Plickers card, and holds up the card to indicate A B C or D, and the teacher scans the room with a smartphone or tablet. www.plickers.com

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Wednesday, August 19, 2015

ERT005: Statue of Liberty with Carrie Burke - Welcoming and Accepting all Students


Join us on our fourth stop on our EduRoadTrip as we view the Statue of Liberty with Carrie Burke and discuss welcoming all students to our classes. Carrie is a fantastic fourth grade teacher in Warren County, VA. Listen in to hear about our Travel Agent, Katrina Keene, and find all about Kahoot when we unpack it from our suitcase.

Contact Us
Twitter: @EduRoadTrip
Greg: @gregbagby
Justin: @mr_b_teacher
Mari: @msventurino
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Main Segment
Carrie Burke: It is important to value all students, and to honor and respect each as an individual. She models this for both her students and fellow teachers, and is a shining star to those around her. She discusses how having relationships with students benefits students personal, social, and academic growth.
Contact: cburke@wcps.k12.va.us
Twitter: @MrsBurkeTeaches
Blog: carrieseducorner.blogspot.com 

Travel Agent
Katrina Keene: Katrina Keene has spent the last 14 years in the K-12 technology education field and enjoys researching and integrating new technologies into classrooms. Her most recent experience as the Director of Innovation at a College Preparatory School, was dedicated to raising student achievement through technology integration. Her love for education is driven by her focus and awareness of effective classroom technologies.
Email: teachintechgal@gmail.com
Twitter: @teachintechgal
Website: http://www.teachintechgal.com

What’s In Our Suitcase
Kahoot:
Website: (teachers) www.getkahoot.it
(students)  www.kahoot.it
Twitter: @getkahoot
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Saturday, August 15, 2015

RS001: Rest Stop - Back to School Special


Join us for our first Rest Stop of the EduRoadTrip as we hang out and chat about the upcoming school year. These informal conversations are unedited and unscripted, and sure to make you laugh. We each shared our goals for the upcoming school year, including our latest classroom and school projects.  
Contact Us
Twitter: @EduRoadTrip
Greg: @gregbagby
Justin: @mr_b_teacher
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Join remind: text @edurt to 81010 or join online and enter class code


Main Segment
Join us for our first Rest Stop of the EduRoadTrip as we hang out and chat about the upcoming school year. These informal conversations are unedited and unscripted, and sure to make you laugh. We each shared our goals for the upcoming school year, including our latest classroom and school projects.  
Mari’s Getting Techy BadgeList learning group: http://www.badgelist.com/getting-techy


Greg’s Flight School: coming soon!

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Wednesday, August 5, 2015

ERT004: Hollywood with Kayla Delzer - Being Connected and an "EduCelebrity"



We met with Kayla Delzer in Hollywood to discuss being an educelebrity. Although Kayla does not consider herself a celebrity, we see her as a teaching role model and example of a highly connected educator. Our conversation included Kayla’s journey to becoming connected, her experiences attending and presenting at conferences, and the benefits of being a connected educator. She just recorded a TEDx talk, which should be released early September 2015. Additionally, we featured Lindsey Lipsky as our Travel Agent and pulled EduCreations out of our Suitcase.

Contact Us
Twitter: @EduRoadTrip
Greg: @gregbagby
Justin: @mr_b_teacher
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Jeff Bradbury’s “Tech Educator” 100th Episode


Main Segment
We met with Kayla Delzer in Hollywood to discuss being an educelebrity. Although Kayla does not consider herself a celebrity, we see her as a teaching role model and example of a highly connected educator. Our conversation included Kayla’s journey to becoming connected, her experiences attending and presenting at conferences, and the benefits of being a connected educator. She just recorded a TEDx talk, which should be released early September 2015.
Twitter: @mrsdelz
Classroom twitter: @tweetingtopdogs

Travel Agent
Our Travel Agent this week is Lindsey Lipsky, a dyslexia advocate and former special education teacher. She co-moderates the weekly #TBookC (Teacher Book Club) chat on Thursday nights at 8pm CST.
Twitter: @lindseylipsky

What’s In Our Suitcase
This week we are featuring Educreations, a interactive whiteboard and screencasting app that is fun and easy to use.

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Wednesday, July 22, 2015

ERT003: White House with Mark French - Leadership in a 21st Century School




At our next stop on the EduRoadTrip, we met Mark French at the White House. The White House is a symbol of leadership in the United States, and we invited Mark to discuss leadership characteristics and development. Mark is the principal at Rice Lake Elementary in Maple Grove, MN. Be sure to listen in to hear about our Travel Agent, Mike Tempesco, and hear about TodaysMeet, an excellent backchanneling tool we pulled out of our suitcase.

Connect with Us

Twitter: @EduRoadTrip

Greg: @gregbagby

Justin: @mr_b_teacher
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Main Segment


Mark French, Principal at Rice Lake Elementary


Mark French discusses about what makes a good leader, including the top characteristics of leaders which are relationship-builder, curious learner, and effective communicator. He models these in his school, and encourages growth and leadership development of all teachers willing to step up to the challenge. Additionally, all leaders must be intentional, be prepared, and be a role model.



Travel Agent

Mike Tempesco: Mike is a graphic designer and friend of Justin Birckbichler, and he designed our EduRoadTrip logo.


What's in Out Suitcase?

TodaysMeet: Website for backchanneling, allows for real-time conversations during presentations. It is a great way to quickly communicate with staff for announcements, dismissal times, and snow-day updates.  

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